Opened in May 2025, The Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum in the Guangming District of the city, will explore the power of science and the technological advancements defining our future, and will collaborate with the region’s renowned tech industries, universities, schools and research centres to cultivate innovation. Adjacent to Guangming Station of Shenzhen’s metro network, the design responds to its location as a solid, spherical volume facing the city and defining the southeast corner of the new Science Park.
The building’s volume stretches and transforms into a dynamic sequence of outdoor terraces overlooking the park, which are functioning extensions of the interior galleries that surround the grand central atrium. With its large, glazed wall facing the park, the atrium blurs the boundary between inside and out, inviting natural light and landscapes into the heart of the building. Many galleries emerge from the floor and walls of this central atrium, while other galleries float above the awesome scale and composition of the atrium’s grand public space.
The new Museum incorporates 35,000 sq. m of permanent and temporary exhibition halls and galleries, together with 6,000 sq. m of immersive theatres and cinemas, as well as 5,400 sq. m of research laboratories, educational facilities and an innovation centre. Additionally, 34,000 sq. m of visitor amenities and storage join production and maintenance workshops.
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